Planning for the Future


What comes next? How does high school prepare you for the future?

Plan and Prepare for your Future

Throughout high school, we will do the following things to help you prepare for the future.

  • You will set goals.
  • You will build a resume.
  • You will create a career portfolio that highlights your interests, personality, and potential careers.
  • You will explore Family Connection and CollegeBoard to connect with post-secondary plans.

Family Connection

  • This is an online resource that will help you with the following:
    • Goal Setting
    • Career Exploration
    • Resume Building
    • Post-Secondary Exploration
    • College Search and Application Process
  • This year we will complete the following in Family Connection:
    • Set a Goal
    • Complete Career Summaries for 6th, 7th, and 8th Grades
    • Complete the Career Cluster Survey
    • Complete an Career Interest Profiler
    • Explore Careers based on your Interests
    • Relate careers to your high school schedule and coursework
    • Complete a Career Summary for 9th Grade
    • Build a Resume



Career Exploration in Family Connection

Complete the Career Interest Profiler in Family Connection to determine your Career Interests.

Holland Codes

The results of the Career Interest Profiler will group your interest areas according to Holland Codes.

What are Holland Codes?

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Investigative: Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.

Artistic: Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules.

Social: Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.

Enterprising: Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.

Conventional: Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.

Realistic: Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.

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What careers relate to each Holland Code?

Holland Codes and Potential Careers.pdf
Holland Codes and Potential Careers.pdf
Holland Codes and Potential Careers.pdf



How do Holland Codes relate to work satisfaction and success?

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Holland’s Theory of Career Choice.pdf
Holland’s Theory of Career Choice.pdf
Holland’s Theory of Career Choice.pdf




Resume Building in Family Connection

What is a resume? Who sees a resume? What information should be included on a resume?
Family Connection allows you to create, adjust, customize, and print resumes throughout high school.